+The Men On The Board
MUSTAFA CHIKE-OBI
Mustafa Chike-Obi is the Chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc. He is also the Executive Vice Chairman at Alpha African Advisory. He has over 41 years of experience in investment banking and the financial services sector, working with reputable global investment banking and asset management firms. He provides overall leadership at Alpha African Advisory and has direct oversight of the capital raising division. Prior to joining Alpha African Advisory, he was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a Federal Government backed institution, established to resolve the problem of non-performing loan assets of Nigerian banks after the 2008 global financial crisis. He started his Nigerian Banking career with Chase Merchant Bank from 1980 – 1982 as Head of Treasury Department and was Founding President at Madison Advisors, a financial services advisory and consulting firm at New Jersey, specializing in hedge funds and private equity investment advice. He also served as Managing Director, Fixed Income at Shoreline Group and held senior positions at Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns and Guggenheim Partners in the United States amongst others, where he acquired a broad knowledge base in capital market operations in mature and emerging markets, including the development and marketing of fixed income securities products to institutional investors. His vast experience includes serving as Chairman of the Public Securities Association Trading Practice Committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers, overseeing mortgage backed securities. Mustafa was educated at the University of Lagos and Stanford University School of Business where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics (First Class Honours) and Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) respectively. He joined the Board of Fidelity Bank Plc in August 2020.
HASSAN IMAM
Hassan Imam was appointed Executive Director, North Directorate of Fidelity Bank in January 2020. He previously served as General Manager, Regional Bank Head – Abuja and is currently responsible for the Commercial, SME, Consumer and Public Sector business of Fidelity Bank in the Northern Region of Nigeria comprising 19 states and Abuja. He joined the former FSB International Bank Plc in April 1998 before its merger with Fidelity Bank in 2005 and served the Bank in various leadership capacities, before his appointment to the Board. Hassan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto. He also holds two Master of Science degrees in Treasury Management and Banking and Finance, from Bayero University Kano, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Business School Netherland. He is an alumni of the Lagos Business School, Pan Atlantic University, Senior Management Program (SMP 31, 2007). He has attended a number of executive training and banking specific programs in leading educational and professional institutions including Wharton, I.E.S.E, SAID and Harvard Business Schools. He has over 25 years of experience across various areas of banking including, Treasury, Consumer Banking, Credit, Risk Management and Corporate Banking. Hassan is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration and Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. He is also an Associate Member, Chartered Public Accountants.
KEVIN UGWUOKE
Kevin Ugwuoke is also an ED joined Fidelity Bank in 2015 as General Manager, Chief Risk Officer. He was appointed to the Board in July 2020 and is the Executive Director Risk Management/Chief Risk Officer of the Bank. He is currently responsible for Enterprise Risk Management including Credit Risk Management, Credit Strategy and Policy, Risk Measurement, IT Risk Management, Market Risk Management and Operational Risk Management. He has over 31 years of banking experience across various banks namely Citi Bank, Access Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and Mainstreet Bank Limited, where he worked in various capacities in Banking Operations, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking and Risk Management. Over the period, he was also Chief Risk Officer of United Bank for Africa Plc and Mainstreet Bank Limited. Kevin holds a Bachelor’s degree (First Class) in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Edinburgh Business School of Herriot-Watt University. He has attended several executive trainings at worldclass institutions, including Wharton and Harvard Business School. He is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
KEN OPARA
Dr. Ken Opara joined the Board on January 1, 2021 as Executive Director Lagos & South West Directorate. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Opara served as General Manager/Regional Bank Head, Ikeja Region. He has over 30 years’ experience in banking and worked at various financial institutions including legacy Omega Bank Plc, Equatorial Trust Bank Plc and Manny Bank Plc, before joining Fidelity Bank Plc in 2006, following its merger with Manny Bank Plc. He has core-banking experience in diverse areas of banking including Credit, Treasury, Retail, Consumer and Commercial Banking, International Operations and Corporate Banking and has held senior management positions in the industry including Divisional Head, Managed SMEs, Multilateral Agencies & Trade Missions; Division Head, SMEs, Electronic & Consumer Banking; Head, Private & Consumer Banking, Head, Affinity Banking & Corporate Consumer Banking; and Head Consumer & Commercial Banking. Dr. Opara has attended executive management programs at Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, Wharton, INSEAD and Lagos Business School amongst others. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and an active member of the Institute’s Governing Council, where he currently serves as 1st Vice President, having previously served as 2nd Vice President and National Treasurer of the Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Finance and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Ph.D. in Credit Management from International University of Panama. Dr. Opara was recently elected as President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and will assume office formally on May 21, 2022.
STANLEY AMUCHIE
Stanley Amuchie is the Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer. He joined the Board of Fidelity Bank in January 2022 with impressive multi-functional work experience spanning banking, audit, risk management, corporate governance, quality control, operations and information technology, strategy, financial control, business and financial advisory, accounting, general management, business development and consulting, with over 23 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Stanley commenced his professional career in September 1995 at Arthur Andersen (now KPMG Professional Services) where he served until February 2000, when he joined Zenith Bank Plc. He enjoyed a sterling career spanning over 18 years at Zenith Bank Plc which culminated in his appointment as Group Chief Financial Officer in July 2015 and Group Zonal Head in June 2018, a position he held until his exit in October 2018. While at Zenith Bank, Stanley also served as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Zenith Trustees Limited, Zenith Bureau De Change Limited and Zenith Nominees Limited and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zenith Securities Limited. Between April 2019 and February 2021, Stanley was Chief Technical Consultant at Mint Financial Technologies Limited (now Mintyn Bank, a digital bank). He was appointed as a Technical Consultant to Fidelity Bank Plc in March 2021, a position he held until his appointment to the Board as an Executive Director. Stanley holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (First Class Honours) in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Benin, where he graduated as the Best Student in Industrial Chemistry. He obtained a Master of Science Degree in Corporate Governance from Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett University) United Kingdom in 2014. He has attended several leadership and executive development programmes at world-class business schools including INSEAD France, Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
KINGS C. AKUMA
Pst. Kings C. Akuma is a non-Executive Director the Managing Director/Chief Executive of Akvidson Engineering & Construction Limited and Hedo-Bec Engineering and Construction Company Limited, both frontline engineering companies in the oil and gas services sector. Prior to joining Akvidson, Akuma headed the Non-Oil & Gas business of ALCON Nigeria Limited, a major player in the oil, gas and power sector and before then, was the Managing Director of Hammakopp Consortium Limited, an affiliate of Nestoil Group Plc. He holds a B.Sc. in Accounting from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. Akuma is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, and is regarded by his peers and contemporaries as a thoroughbred strategic change management specialist with core competence in organisational structure and financial due diligence review. He coordinated comprehensive financial due diligence on several banks and has over three decades of indepth understanding of banking/finance operations, consulting, manufacturing, oil & gas, due diligence and forensic accounting. Pst. Akuma is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators, as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration. He joined the Board of Fidelity Bank in November 2016.
CHIDI AGBAPU
Mr. Chidi Agbapu is a non-Executive Director who holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters in Banking and Finance from the University of Lagos. He is an alumni of the Lagos Business School (Advanced Management Program, AMP 14, 2000). He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and has extensive experience in capital market operations spanning over thirty years. He served as Chief Dealer/Analyst in various capital market firms including Equator Finance & Securities Limited and Prominent Securities Limited. He is currently the CoCEO/Managing Director of Planet Capital Limited, product of a merger between Strategy & Arbitrage Limited and Emerging Capital Limited, both members of Nigerian Exchange Group. Agbapu was a Founding Partner/Managing Director of Emerging Capital Limited from 2004 to 2010. Agbapu currently serves on the Boards of various companies including NGX Group Plc (the holding company of the Nigerian Exchange Group), and MTI Limited, Accra, Ghana. He served as a Director of Bendel Feeds and Flour Mills Plc and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Limited for seven (7) years. He has attended various courses on Governance, Leadership and Strategy at Wharton School of Pennsylvania and the Stock Exchanges of Thailand, New York and Kuwait. Until his appointment as a NonExecutive Director of the Bank, Chidi Agbapu was Chairman of the Statutory Audit Committee of Fidelity Bank Plc. He joined the Board in September 2018.
ISA MOHAMMED INUWA
Alhaji Isa Inuwa is a non-Executive Director of Fidelity Bank has multi-industry work experience spanning over 35 years in the banking and oil and gas industries, with a significant portion of time spent in executive and strategic roles covering management, finance, strategy, corporate services, compliance, audit and Information Technology. He statutorily retired in June 2019 as Chief Operating Officer/Group Executive Director, Corporate Services at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where he worked for over a decade. He was recruited under a Business Transformation Programme at NNPC in 2005 and served in various roles as General Manager, Budget and Projects, General Manager, Finance, NAPIMS and Group General Manager, Corporate Audit. While at NNPC he was seconded to Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) in 2016 as Deputy Managing Director. As the DMD of NLNG, he served on the board of NLNG and its subsidiaries including Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGTL) and NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML). He was at various times a Member of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Management Board (NCDMB), the Petroleum Training Institute, Chairman of Nigerian Pipelines and Products Storage Company Limited (NPSC) and Alternate Chairman of NNPC LNG Limited, amongst others. In the financial services industry, his experience spans Commercial Banking, Merchant Banking and Development Finance, with requisite knowledge and experience in retail and commercial banking, operations, international trade finance, agricultural finance, treasury and corporate banking. He started out as a banker with Union Bank of Nigeria Plc where he did his mandatory National Youth Service programme and worked at the defunct Bank for Credit Isa Mohammed Inuwa Independent Non-Executive Director and Commerce International (BCCI) and International Merchant Bank (IMB). Inuwa rose to the pinnacle of the banking profession with his appointment as Managing Director, Intercity Bank Plc, in 1991. Upon leaving Intercity Bank, he worked briefly as a self-employed financial consultant, providing research and advisory services in project finance, process reengineering, strategy development and public policy impact analysis, before being appointed through a formal selection process, as Executive Director, Operations, Bank of Agriculture (BoA) in 2005. Alhaji Isa Inuwa has an active community and public service life. He was a member of the Presidential Committee on the management of the Excess Crude Account and a Member of the Bureau of Public Enterprises Committee on Reconciliation of Public Sector Debt. He is an active fund raiser for several orphanages and Trustee of two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs); ‘Children with Special Needs’, an NGO on Autism and ‘Asma’u Usman Memorial Foundation’, an NGO that is involved in economic empowerment, education and poverty alleviation. Born in Kano, Inuwa was educated at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Stirling University, Scotland where he obtained BSc Accounting and MSc Accounting & Finance degrees respectively. Married with children and grandchildren, he has attended several courses and executive management programmes at Wharton, Oxford University, Euromoney, INSEAD, IMD and other high profile global institutions. He joined the Board in January 2020.
HENRY OBIH
Engr. Henry Obih is an Independent non-executive director of the bank was the Group Executive Director/ Chief Operating Officer (GED/COO), Downstream, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) until his retirement in 2019 and was subsequently appointed to the Board of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) in July 2020. He was appointed to the Board of NNPC Limited in January 2022. He joined the Board of Fidelity Bank with significant cross-functional work experience and exposure spanning over three (3) decades, across different climes including Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. He has extensive experience in project and performance management, manufacturing and operations management, sales and marketing, strategy and business planning/analysis, business development/re-engineering, general management, corporate governance and risk management. Prior to joining NNPC as GED/COO in 2016, Engr. Obih had a stellar 22-year career at Mobil Oil Nigeria (ExxonMobil Nigeria Downstream) and held several high-profile positions in the company including Executive Director, Retail and Executive Director, Operations, Customer Service and Logistics. His recent leadership roles include board positions at Nigeria Gas Marketing Company Limited, Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited, NNPC Retail Limited, NIDAS Marine Limited (a subsidiary of NNPC in joint venture with Daewoo Industries South Korea), NIKORMA Limited (a subsidiary of NNPC in joint venture with Hyundai Heavy Industries South Korea) and Duke Oil Company Inc. Engr. Obih holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and an MBA in Financial Management from University of Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His professional affiliations include membership of the Institute of Directors; Society for Corporate Governance; Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN); Nigerian Institute of Mechanical Engineers; Institute of Credit Administration and Fellowship of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. He has attended executive programs in leadership, strategy, finance, corporate governance, and business management at some of the world’s leading institutions including Columbia Business School, New York, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, London Business School and Lagos Business School, Nigeria. He joined the Board in September 2020.
AMAKA ONWUGHALU
Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu is also a non-executive director has over 30 years’ banking experience including over 10 years in Executive Management positions at various financial institutions, with proven expertise across diverse segments including Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Treasury Management, Banking Operations and Corporate Banking. She was the former Group Managing Director of legacy Mainstreet Bank Limited where she led the successful integration with Skye Bank Plc where she served as Deputy Managing Director until her retirement in July 2016. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Blueshield Financial Services Limited and holds a BSc Degree in Economics from the University of Buckingham, an MSc Degree in Corporate Governance from Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom and an MBA from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She gained further exposure and training at the Executive Business School, INSEAD, France; IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland; Judge Business School, University of Cambridge; and Columbia Business School, USA. Mrs. Onwughalu is a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Nigeria; a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (ICA); a Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM); an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); and Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD). She is passionate about mentoring the Girl Child and committed to supporting women entrepreneurs/professionals to contribute their quota to stimulating economic development in Nigeria. She is a Paul Harris Fellow and recipient of various prestigious awards including the National Merit Award for Accountability and Transparency (NMAT), the Award of Excellence and Distinction for Financial Management (AEDFM) and the Vocational Service Award (VSA) from the Rotary Club, Enugu. She joined the Board in December 2020.
NELSON NWEKE
Chief Nelson C. Nweke is a non-executive director currently serves as the Managing Director of Neilville Nigeria Limited. He worked at Guinness Nigeria Plc before moving to First City Monument Bank Limited where he commenced his banking career. Thereafter, he joined legacy Intercontinental Bank Plc where he rose to the position of Executive Director. His banking industry experience covers Corporate Services, Capital Markets (Stockbroking), Operations and Public Sector business. He holds a B.Sc. in Political Science and a Masters in Industrial and Labour Relations, both from the University of Ibadan and has attended various executive development programmes at world class business schools including INSEAD, France, the University of Michigan School of Business Administration, IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and Harvard Business School amongst others. Chief Nweke is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). Chief Nweke also served as a Non-Executive Director of Premium Pension Limited, member of the Governing Council of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency and Independent Non-Executive Director of Berger Paints Plc. He joined the Board in December 2020.
CHINEDU OKEKE
Mr. Chinedu Eric Okeke is a non-executive director of the bank. He is the Managing Director of Azura Power West Africa Limited, an infrastructure development and operating company with special focus on emerging markets in Africa, including Nigeria. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Power Generation Companies. Prior to joining Azura in 2014, Mr. Okeke had a stellar career spanning over nineteen years in a succession of bluechip companies including Guinness Nigeria Plc, La Farge Plc, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, and General Electric (GE). His areas of interest and specialization across geographies (Nigeria, France, South Africa, Vietnam and Pakistan), includes Technology, Power, Corporate Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis and International Development. Mr. Okeke has held executive and senior management positions in various climes, with direct responsibility for teams of diverse and multicultural professionals and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strategic client relationships and deliver quality results under complex conditions. He holds a B.Eng. Degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and an MBA from Imperial College, London. He has attended executive training programmes at various premier institutions including Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa; INSEAD, France; Graduate School of Business, Stanford, USA; College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and GE John F. Welch Leadership Development Centre, USA. He joined the Board in January 2021.
MOROHUNKE ADENIKE BAMMEKE
Mrs. Morohunke Bammeke is an indepedent non-executive director of the bank. She joined the Board of Fidelity Bank Plc as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from November 18, 2021. She is the Managing Director of Cedar Capital Consult Limited and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Saro Agrosciences Limited where she chairs the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee. She has over thirty-two (32) years’ experience in the financial services industry including crossborder exposure with proven expertise in diverse segments covering Information Technology, Banking Operations, Strategy, Business Origination, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Business and Financial Advisory, Internal Audit, Accounting, Pension Fund Administration and General Management. She has held key leadership and management positions at notable institutions including GTBank Plc, GTBank UK Limited and First Bank of Nigeria Plc and was previously the Managing Director of GTBank UK Limited and Pensions Alliance Limited. She also served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Palton Morgan Holdings Limited. Mrs. Bammeke holds a Bachelor of Science degree (First Class) in Computer Science with Economics from the University of Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife). She obtained a Master of Science degree in Management from London Business School, UK as a Sloan Research Fellow and British FCO Chevening Scholar. She has attended leadership development programmes at world class institutions including INSEAD, France; IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland; IESE Business School, Spain and Harvard Business School, USA.She is a Chartered Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and holds a Prince2 Practitioner Certification in Project Management.
